京师大学堂成立,丁韪良出任西学总教习,传教士担当了重要角色。但既为中国第一所国立大学,是国家教育自主权所在,又不许外人过多染指。于是在如何利用西方传教士问题上存在纠葛。庚子事变后,人事有重大改组,传教士被集体辞退。此举意义重大,西方传教士对大学堂的直接介预,或从京师同文馆起对中国最高官办教育机构的直接干预至此告终。同时开始了京师大学堂聘请外国教习和学习外国路径由西到东,即由欧美而日本的转变。 The establishment of the Imperial University, Ding Yongliang served as the general manager of Western Studies, missionaries played an important role. However, it is not only the first national university in China, but also the country’s right to education. So there are disputes on how to use Western missionaries. After the Boxer Incident, there was a major restructuring of personnel and missionaries were collectively dismissed. This is of great significance. The direct intervention by Western missionaries in the university or the direct intervention by the same institution in Beijing from the highest official office in China ended. At the same time, he started his career of hiring foreign teachers and studying foreign routes from west to east, that is, from Europe, the United States and Japan.